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Solo Pre-Champs Event at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

by Claire Clark 28 Jun 2009 19:11 BST 20-21 June 2009

48 entries took part in some glorious sailing over the weekend of 20th-21st June at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.

Racing inside the harbour, the fleet enjoyed two days of winds between F2-F4 with some small waves particularly on the Saturday to give some added downwind fun. Mind you when I say inside the harbour, do not be misled; there was plenty of space to give good length legs, and plenty of room on the start line too.

With the wind in the west, direction was remarkably steady most of the time on both days, with little more than 5-degree shifts. There was also little bias to the start line, with pack leaders appearing at the windward mark, from groups which went both right and left up the course.

The man making the most of the conditions with a remarkable set of results was Alister Morley from Salcombe. with three firsts and two seconds taking the event with a nett total of 7 points. Not far behind was Charlie Cumbley from Teign Corinthian with two firsts, a second and two thirds taking second place overall with a nett 10 points total. We should not forget Stuart Bush from Shustoke, who put us all in our place by taking the first race of the event,

A few thanks are in order, Firstly to the Academy itself for allowing us to use the excellent facilities for the second year, Secondly to Race Officer Mike Haynes and his team, for some excellent management, turning the races around very quickly, and finally to Steve Bell from Fotoboat for some wonderful pictures which can be seen on the Fotoboat website.

To the question, do you want to come back? asked at the prize giving, the answer was a resounding yes! If you haven't sailed here before, then it's certainly one place you should do!

Overall Results:

PosHelmSail NoClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1stAlister Morley4747Salcombe-16121127
2ndCharlie Cumley4986Teign Corinthian-72133110
3rdChris Brown4983RYA63-1382625
4thChris Goldhawk4501Chew Valley9-13454325
5thStuart Bush4848Shustoke1-2910951237
6thRichard Pye4357Draycote Water2517-24111146
7thAndrew Fox5021Crosby-24671261546
8thAndrew Bonsey4925 5911-1414847
9thDaniel Goodman4735Kingsmead14-259491753
10thMike Ball4714Papercourt12115197-2654
11thCliff Crawshaw4951Corus10121517-20458
12thIan Maclean5007Restroguet18812713-2358
13thStuart Hydon4991Shustoke-3016611122267
14thSimon Jones4866Teign Corinthian11-27231515569
15thSimon Yates4536Salcombe44192323-3273
16thNigel Davies4687Draycote-3722327161078
17thPeter Hammond4940Salcombe2319821-29778
18thDavid Mitchell4935Winsford297-372981386
19thRay Collins4702Locks151025-26211889
20thGeorge Gyngell5004Hayling Island-2523226172492
21stPete Mitchell4929Winsford314273019(DNC)93
22ndVince Horey5020King George21-36161632994
23rdSteve Broom45Spinnaker2024142018(DNC)96
24thDerek Jackman4581Chichester8(OCS)2018262799
25thAndrew Voysey4441Littleton191721-373116104
26thMark Lee4606Spinnaker-382035102219106
27thMike Wilkie4772Littleton1321-36352721117
28thIan Harridge5001Nantwich311828-363314124
29thRoger Smith4601Marconi27263122-3728134
30thGraham Tapper5008Teign Corinthian263418-393529142
31stBob Taylor4907Corus22(DNC)DNC133031145
32ndAndy Robinson4238Lyme Regis3230333225-34152
33rdDavid Sanders4679Papercourt28393433-4420154
34thIan Barnett4990Chichester(DNC)DNCDNC210OCS159
35thJohn Davey4740Teign Corinthian(DNC)3526342836159
36thRoger Millett4942Chichester3433-39253830160
37thIain Mcgregor4847Salcombe(DNC)3243283425162
38thPaul Hiles4760Royal BYC4315323142(DNC)163
39thAlastair Raynard4595Carsington354024-413633168
40thHannah Showell4843Shustoke3337-38382438170
41stChris Goswell4867Burghfield-413830403935182
42ndGordon Barclay4936Dell Quay172840(DNC)DNCDNC183
43rdGlen Wells4999Bartley393129(DNC)DNCDNC197
44thRob Marlow4784Shustoke36-4342424037197
45thJoe Rycroft4952Littleton404141-444339204
46thPeter Edwards4904Salcombe4242-44434140208
47thBill Hutchings3716Tonbridge4444-45454541219
48thMichael Irwin4971Hunts(DNC)DNCDNCDNCDNCDNC245

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